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The Reluctant Medium

Maria T Rothenburger, PhD

Religion & Spirituality

Education

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 78

Have you ever wondered if you have a gift? Are you curious about phenomena like psychics and ghosts? Perhaps you can't figure out why you just "know" things.

Maria T. Rothenburger, PhD is the host of The Reluctant Medium Podcast. She's a mental health therapist who was surprised by the souls of two babies who spontaneously came to her. Years later, she reluctantly began training in mediumship and hasn't looked back since.

Her curiosity for the unexplained has continued to fuel her desire to know more. Welcome to exploring the World of the Weird along with The Reluctant Medium! Episodes drop weekly on Thursday mornings (PT).

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🇨🇦 Canada - spirituality
13/05/2025
#97
🇨🇦 Canada - spirituality
23/04/2025
#82

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Healing Hearts: Melissa Oatman on Spiritual Journeys and Overcoming Grief

Thursday, June 20, 2024 • Duration 44:42

Dr. Maria Rothenburger hosts Melissa Oatman on the Reluctant Medium podcast to discuss Melissa’s new book, 'A Beautiful Mourning: A Guide to Life After Loss'. Melissa shares her journey through multiple personal losses, including the death of her aunt, children's father, and mother, and how she was inspired to write her book to help others navigate grief.

The episode covers various ways Melissa connects with the spiritual world, exercises to enhance psychic abilities, and the importance of processing grief for emotional and physical well-being. Melissa also discusses the significance of recognizing signs from departed loved ones and how they help guide and support those still living.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
02:12 Melissa Oatman's Multifaceted Career
05:04 Personal Loss and Inspiration for Writing
10:47 Spiritual Connections and Signs from Loved Ones
16:18 Developing Psychic Abilities
22:16 A Personal Story of Signs
22:54 Recognizing and Interpreting Signs
23:28 Loved Ones Watching Over Us
25:04 Asking for Help from the Other Side
32:09 The Importance of Processing Grief
33:19 Acknowledging Different Types of Grief
36:54 The Healing Power of Processing Emotions
42:48 Final Thoughts and Resources

Connect with Melissa
www.melissaoatman.com
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Unlocking Flowdreaming with Summer McStravick

Thursday, June 6, 2024 • Duration 48:18

In this episode of the Reluctant Medium podcast, host Dr. Maria Rothenburger interviews Summer McStravick, the creator of Flow Dreaming, a powerful manifesting technique. Summer shares her journey, growing up in a family of intuitives and her reluctant entrance into the world of metaphysics through publishing.

She explains the principles behind Flowdreaming, illustrating how emotions, daydreaming, and entering a state of flow can help manifest desires and reshape one's reality. This engaging episode highlights the playful and transformative nature of Flowdreaming and its power to change lives.

00:00 Introduction and Fangirling
00:56 Summer McStravik's Background
03:10 The Birth of Flowdreaming
05:33 Emotional Reconditioning and Flowdreaming
07:36 Practical Applications of Flowdreaming
13:48 The Power of Emotional Blueprinting
20:21 Taking Control of Your Life
23:22 Break and Transition
24:17 Introduction to Flow Dreaming
25:03 The Power of Daydreaming
26:54 Understanding Flow State
30:28 Emotional Reconditioning
33:28 Experiencing Flow Dreaming
35:12 Prosperity Challenge and Personal Growth
39:49 Upcoming Events and Resources
44:39 Final Thoughts and Reflections

Connect with Summer
www.flowdreaming.com
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Manifesting Tools that Friggin Work - Part 1

Thursday, March 7, 2024 • Duration 27:32

“Sometimes the universe doesn't shut up; it just keeps sending you more of the same shit. Just the other day - this is like a week past my vacation - what's following behind me but a stinkin' yellow jeep."

Find out why that's so significant and a whole lot more in this solocast all about manifesting! Here's what we cover today:

What is manifesting?
Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra on manifesting strawberry ice cream - you know, the important stuff.
A manifesting experiment you can do right now! And I wanna hear about it! Email me: maria@thereluctantmedium.us

Resources in this episode:
Living Beyond Miracles by Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra
E-squared by Pam Grout

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Are You In Your Right Mind? with Dr. Teri Baydar

Thursday, February 29, 2024 • Duration 49:09

“Now the ‘Right Mind,” I love that terminology, because you say “Are you in your right mind?’ Because sometimes when we’re in our left brain, we get very war conscious, and if we just chill, step back, let go a little bit, we can pop into our right mind, which is multidimensional, love conscious. ‘Oh, let’s comprehend something here before we jump to conclusions.’”

Dr. Teri Baydar is a leadership development consultant, executive coach, and personal development expert who educates and supports C-suites and high achievers towards their personal path of self-actualizing growth for the greater good. During the decades she has spent coaching high-potential individuals, she has filled the role of mentor, friend, confidante, counselor, healer, educator, the “CEO Whisperer,” and even “my own personal Yoda.” Here’s what we talk about in today’s episode:

Living from Love Consciousness rather than from War Consciousness
A unique skill for getting messages from the other side
How to be a channel for messages from the other side (Yes! You can do it, too!)
The difference between the physical brain, consciousness, and spirit

Connect with Dr. Teri:
www.loveconscioushuman.com
BOOK: Flip Your Switch: A User’s Guide to a Whole New Mind
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Christianity Like You've Never Heard It with Shanna Vavra

Thursday, February 15, 2024 • Duration 59:36

“The Gnostic Gospels were a deeper teaching, more even some would say a secret teaching of Jesus. Jesus was like a freaking Zen master in these books. He spoke in allegorical stories. The stories are much like fairy tales that have a really deep meaning.”

I was raised Christian, but I don't identify as Christian for many reasons. Shanna Vavra explains why I've been so resistant to it AND why what we've been taught is not the truth. In fact, it's a case for finding nuggets of truth in all religions. This is an absolutely fascinating interview!

The actual Creation story
What exactly does fallen angel mean?
Who is Sophia, and why is she so important to Christianity?
What are the Gnostic Gospels and what do they tell us?

Connect with Shanna Vavra:

www.mysenseofsoul.com
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Soul Painting and Animal Communication with Nicole Harp

Thursday, January 25, 2024 • Duration 55:09

"People always ask ‘Can my animal come back to me,” and I’m sure they can, and I’m sure they have every intention of doing that. I just can’t say they will, because maybe that’s not the animal you need for your higher growth. You don’t always get what you want, but you always get what you need.’"

Meet Nicole Harp: An abstract soul artist and animal communicator (and so much more!). What a fun interview this was! Here’s what we cover today:

The mindblowing soul painting Nicole did for me
The reading Nicole did of my precious dog, Jake
Are animal souls different from human souls on the other side?
What kind of communication do you do for animals on this side?

Connect with Nicole Harp:

www.harpspace.org
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https://www .thereluctantmedium.usFor More Awesome Conversations Like In Today's Episode, Join the Miracles Happen Community - it's FREE!Other shows in the Ethereal Network:Like the show? We'd love to hear your thoughts! Please rate/review the show here, and win a free reading with The Reluctant Medium!

Healing Houses with Sheldon Norberg

Thursday, January 18, 2024 • Duration 01:02:53

"...He bought his mother’s house after she died. He felt really connected with her; he moved into her bedroom where she had died in bed, and he felt like he could sit on the edge of the bed and communicate with her. And if he went to the graveyard, it was a cold useless experience, and I said, ‘Yeah, because that’s where that person lived; that’s where your connection was.’ Nobody sits around thinking, ‘When I die, I’m gonna move into a casket in some graveyard 40 miles away.’"

You might think of movies like The Exorcist or some other frightening tale of expunging spirits from homes and buildings, but today’s guest and his healing work are far from scary. In fact, I’m more intrigued by the skill of clearing energy from places and spaces more than ever! Here’s what we cover today:

What does it mean to heal a house?
How do energies continually exist in certain spaces?
How do you heal or clear a space?
What to do when you feel scared in your own space
How is this work different than those scary ghost hunting shows?

Connect with Sheldon Norberg:

www.healinghouses.com
Healing Houses: My Work As A Psychic House Cleaner by Sheldon Norberg

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What's Your Theme for the New Year? (P.S. Where Has The Reluctant Medium Been?)

Thursday, January 11, 2024 • Duration 33:35

"Where have I been? I'm Dr. Maria Rothenburger, your host for the Reluctant Medium Podcast, and I've been on a little bit of a journey at the end of 2023. I will share my whole process for what I do in a new year, and I will talk about the culmination of that for 2023."

This episode answers the question: Hey. Where'd The Reluctant Medium go? The last quarter of 2023 was a wild ride (and I'm still riding, to be honest). Here are some of the things covered in this episode:

How I start off a new year
What happened at the end of 2023?
A mini reading for you
An announcement and a favor

Resource in this Episode:

The Bullet Journal
How to Declutter Your Mind - Ted Talk with Ryder Carroll
Nourish & Flourish - Dr. Caroline Huarte-White
Solfeggio Frequencies
The Hero's Journey Dream Oracle

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Bonus Episode: Am I On The Right Path? with Melissa Oatman

Monday, October 2, 2023 • Duration 18:58

Enjoy this Bonus episode from a fellow Ethereal Network Podcaster, Melissa Oatman from Awaken Your Inner Awesomeness:

This motivational podcast is dedicated to helping you grow spiritually and improve all areas your life. If you are going through a spiritual awakening, or maybe you just want to learn how to live your most authentic and happy life, then this is the podcast for you. This podcast is dedicated to topics like self-improvement, manifesting, mindset shifting, spiritual ascension, improving anxiety, increasing psychic abilities, and so much more.